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A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century Paperback - 2000
by Witold Rybczynski
Frederick Law Olmsted's priceless contributions to the American landscape include New York City's Central Park, the Capitol in Washington, D.C., and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. This book offers a look at Olmsted's other accomplishments, including his advocacy of abolition and his impact as a journalist and founder of "The Nation". of photos.
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OLMSTED WAS AN ORGANIZER when organization was considered a symptom of monomania," and a long-range planner in a period that thought of planning as "mysterious."
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- Title A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century
- Author Witold Rybczynski
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scribner Book Company, New York
- Date 2000-07-05
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780684865751 / 0684865750
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.3 in (21.08 x 13.97 x 3.30 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Civilization, Olmsted, Frederick Law
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- New York Times, 07/23/2000, Page 24
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